CALPADS / Data Technician

Job Summary

Position Overview:
We are seeking a dedicated and passionate full-time CALPADS / Data Technician to join our team. They will coordinate and perform activities related to the support and operation of the District's Student Information System (SIS) and the California Longitudinal Pupil Achievement Data System (CALPADS).
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Provides technical support of the District's SIS application and database.
• Identifies, analyzes and resolves problems with administrative software, interacts effectively with users to solve problems and advises on best practices for maintaining data.
• Provides required information extracts to governmental and other outside agencies.
• Establishment and enforcement of data entry standards.
• Establishment, enforcement and maintenance of security standards as defined.
• Interprets state and federal mandates regarding data.
• Manages the student data collection specifically required for CALPADS and similar systems for mandated reporting.
• Communicates mandates to appropriate department personnel.
• Data import/export between SIS and secondary data systems.
• Participates in district-mandated training and retraining programs.
• Designs and lays out reports to meet the needs of users and governmental agencies.
• Monitors database for accuracy and data integrity.
• Maintains knowledge of current state and governmental agencies reporting requirements.
• Alignment of all student data to California Department of Education (CDE) and CALPADS standards and requirements.
• Maintains confidentiality of sensitive employee and student information.
• Provides user training and may travel to school sites in support of related duties.
• Provides training and information to office staff on the new policies related to state reporting.
• Responsible for finding and correcting data anomalies with the SIS data gate and certifying California Basic Educational Data System (CBEDS) or the successor system to it, enrollment to

Requirements / Qualifications

• Letter of Introduction
• Letter(s) of Recommendation (1-3 Letters of Recommendation)
• Resume